Bon Gusto Caffe in City of London, Westminster

I wanted to take family from Scotland and overseas to an Italian Restaurant away from the mundane 'tourist areas' of Leicester Square and The Strand and, after a couple of hours of searching online, found Bon Gusto. We were not disappointed; the food was excellent and the service/attention equally so. Its location is not my locality but I will return, simply because it was excellent value-for-money!

Great food and the staff was amazing!!

We loved the food and the ambiance, it feels really cozy in there and the staff was super nice as well. All three pasta dishes we ordered (only managed to photograph the ricotta & spinach ravioli) were great.

We were looking for a place to eat before going to go see our show. I’m glad we walked a few minutes to go here as the food did not disappoint. The salmon was delicious as well as the pasta. And the tiramisu to finish off the meal was excellent.

Great Italian restaurant in London, delicious, home made food, friendly and professional service, good location. Recommended

As usual for bon gusto 10/10 food and service, even without reservations Geisa sat us on a window table, and was very polite and friendly with me and my fiend who never visited Bon Gusto before, Geisa advised us on the wine as well as main course that matched the wine we chose. Amazing atmosphere and banging playlist.

Delicious food , lovely ambiance , welcoming and kind service. We loved it all and had to go once more this week. Next time in London , I’ll dine here again.

I’d like to call it a humble pasta—tomato and basil. It was absolutely delicious! The simplicity of the dish, combined with the flavorful herbs, truly elevated the experience and delighted my taste buds.🤤

The best food I had in London was here 👏🍻🍕

Nice ambience. We didn't have a booking but they managed to give us a table. Veal cotlet was nice, I would have preferred abit more salt in the veal. Risotto was nice, also needed some salt and lemon. Some of the mussels had crunchy bits in it which is basically because it wasn't cleaned properly. Overall, nice experience and good food. Calamari was nice. Chicken ceaser salad was good but the portion is too little for the price paid, comparing to prices of other dishes that has more ingredients in it than just lettuce and chicken.

Very good Seafood Risotto. The coffee is excellent.

Craving delicious Italian cuisine near Buckingham Palace? Don't hesitate for a moment! I recommend! 👌

Visit the restaurant based on the Google rating ... it was great and I recommend the restaurant

We chose this restaurant based on the strong Yelp reviews and proximity to our hotel. We had just arrived in London from the West Coast, USA, and were tired. The warm hospitality, gracious service and delicious well-prepared and presented dishes made us feel right at home. A real neighborhood gem! We returned for a second visit with friends - another wonderful experience! Thank you to all the staff at Bon Gusto!

My husband and I recently had dinner at Bon Gusto, not knowing anything about the food. We were hungry for good Italian food and we found it. I grew up with Italian god parents who made their own pasta and sauce. I was impressed by the texture of the pasta and flavor of the sauce. My husband had the ravoli, and I had the pasta with spinach and ricotta cheese with a tomato and cream sauce. It was excellent. The best meal we've had in London. Great restaurant!

Delicious food, good service, wonderful atmosphere complete with good music. I recommend to everyone. Thanks for the welcome!

Outstanding dinner and only 7 minutes from our hotel. We had the garlic bread, pan fried scallops and the pasta with sausage, mushrooms and artichokes. Gelato for dessert. Good wine selection. Highly recommend 👍👍

The pizza was very delicious, the salad was very small but everything was delicious. What bothered me is that they charge you a 7.5% service charge.

The pizza was very delicious, the salad was very small but everything was delicious. What bothered me is that they charge you a 7.5% service charge.

The staff was nice, but the food was unsatisfying. Fake carbonara!!

The staff was nice, but the food was unsatisfying. Fake carbonara!!

Really good food. Lovely service. Lobster pasta was a little underwhelming in presentation but delicious. Garlic bread was amazing.

A good option for Italian food in London. We opted for pizza and Caesar salad, which were both very delicious. The place has a very pleasant atmosphere and the service is correct, without further ado.

Expensive, like everything in London. But it's worth it. 2 minutes from Buckingham Palace

Excellent food, the pasta and gnocchi cooked well and the liver was delicious. I recommend this Italian restaurant

I made a reservation and visited! Vongole is really delicious and the pizza is great! The risotto has a strong cheese-mushroom flavor, so there may be some people who like it or not! The staff brought us bowls for the seashells, provided wet wipes, and took our orders right away, so they were very friendly! Be sure to visit. The food tastes even better thanks to the friendly staff.

Great food, excellent service. Friendly staff made us feel welcome. We ordered from the handwritten menu. The orrichiette pasta was divine. Forgot to take pics.

Very good Italian food, important if you pay by card in all places in London you must pay £15, a hazing takes cash.

Amazing food and great service.

Very very good, the pizzas, pasta and salad are excellent! Staff taking good care of customers and their expectations

Its very simple pasta dishes. I think the genvese beef I had was beautiful but the cacio pepe is very rich. The lemonade is not lemonade in the classic sense but lemoney soda. I would clarify what is what to make sure you get what you are expecting. Staff was slow to come by with the bill. Great if you have time to chat as a group, but not if you have to be somewhere timely

"At Bon Gusto our aim is to produce good honest Italian food at honest prices, with a warm and friendly family feel we look forward to serving you." Definitely good food, we had starters and mains, both of which were very Italian and delicious. My wife lad the risotto which was very buttery but tasted amazing. My salad nazurro was surprisingly filling. Excellent wine and coffee at the end. Service was warm and friendly.

Great service, amazing food, and a nice setting. Starters, main, dessert, and a drink for under £50 so very reasonable for a central London location. Highly recommend the gnocchi and chocolate mousse.

Pretty average ravioli and focaccia

We had a delicious meal at Bon Gusto. Great Italian food and very good service. We highly recommend this restaurant!

Pizza bon gusto and the seafood risotto great

Very nice location. Super nice employees. The food was very good and the portion size was great. Highly recommended for people with gluten intolerance. The offer is really great, at least by German standards. Unfortunately, we had a bit of time pressure due to a guided tour afterwards and would have liked to have stayed longer. But there's another day coming.

Having traveled all over Italy for 2 months, I can confidently say this is a REAL Italian food place. From the bread, salads, pasta, pizza, and desserts, everything was delicious 😋 And add to that friendly and uplifting staff, this made one of our best meals while visiting London. A huge shout out to Silvia, who was extra friendly and lively with us. Would definitely return!

Nice atmosphere, excellent service (Service fee included). I had the mushroom risotto which was poor; bland with poor composition. The rest of my party was happy with their meals.

The food and ambience were nice however we weren’t told that we had the table for a certain duration (on the booking confirmation or on the day itself). Despite of this, we were pressured multiple times during our visit to leave. While we still had two full glasses of wine we were brought the bill and were expected to pay with an unfriendly face.

Family owned, great real Italian dishes! I had a special with wild boar in delicious pasta, my wife had a salmon entrée and my whole family loved the deserts. Great service and atmosphere. Would absolutely recommend and revisit.

I recommend. Probably the best pizza in London. Italians run the pizzeria. 😀

Below average food, overly kitsch vibe, pricey for what it is, would not recommend

Small Italian restaurant with Italian staff. Very authentic. Ingredients very fresh and good choice

Fresh, flavorful foods. Very Italian. Enough said.

Very unfriendly, and an unsolicited 12.5 percent tip on the bill. And the pizzas are very mediocre.

£10 for one glass of wine so it was expensive even for London. Food was good but nothing to write home about. Quite small portions. The tiramisu was excellent however.

I came after reading the review and the noodles were undercooked. The squid was hard because it was undercooked. Still, the female staff was very friendly. Very tasty appearance but not so delicious taste.. It's a pity. The cost of cola and pasta is around 60,000 won.

I have frequented many Italian restaurants, but I believe that this one in London is truly exceptional. The authentic cuisine is prepared with great care and always tastes fresh. The restaurant is consistently busy, a testament to its quality, so I highly recommend making a reservation. The staff has always been welcoming and attentive, ensuring that every visit is memorable. As someone with a deep appreciation for Italian cuisine, I can confidently say that the food at Bon Gusto never fails to impress me.

Delicious food, perfect customer service.

Best dining experience in London. Ducked in from the rain 🌧️ and never wanted to leave. Everything was perfect ☺️

Great Italian food! Make a reservation to avoid being turned away 🙂

Delicious authentic Italian food with very friendly staff and service

Amazing food - expensive for normal tourists

Food is very good. It’s quite like original Italian. The clam spaghetti is really tasty too. It’s just a bit pricey and very busy. But considering Buckingham Palace is just next door, you might not find better restaurants around here.

Today, we had the chance to try the Pizza of the Month, and we were not disappointed. The new flavors were amazing—chorizo with goat cheese was a perfect choice! Definitely stop by if you're on your way to Buckingham Palace.

Small restaurant, very calm and nice atmosphere, the food was great and the service were friendly ❤️ highly recommended

Nice atmosphere, great service and delicious food. The only thing is a little expensive but overall very happy

I am utterly appalled by the experience my family and I had. On a sunny Sunday afternoon around 4 PM, we sat down on the completely empty outside tables, looking forward to a pleasant time together. However, we were informed that the terrace was not being served, which was perplexing considering the beautiful weather and ample seating available. The situation only worsened when we were rudely told by the waitress that Bon Gusto is a "restaurant" and not a place for just dessert and coffee, which they assumed I wanted from merely glancing at the dessert menu. We were then condescendingly advised to visit the coffee shop across the street if we wanted just coffee. As someone who works in high-end hospitality, I was shocked by this treatment. What truly broke my heart was my 2-year-old daughter's excitement for ice cream, which was cruelly dashed by the staff's disgusting behavior. The level of rudeness and lack of basic customer service skills displayed was staggering. This experience raises serious concerns about the service standards and potential discriminatory practices at Bon Gusto. Such behavior not only reflects poorly on the establishment but also potentially breaches UK customer service regulations and consumer rights. It’s distressing to think how many other customers might have been subjected to this kind of treatment. I sincerely hope the management takes immediate action to rectify these glaring issues. No family should have to endure such a disappointing and degrading experience.

Fantastic food, you can feel like in Italy! 🍲🇮🇹😍🍕🥘🍝🍦

It was pure chance but a lucky one that I ended up in this restaurant. The people who worked there were great particularly John who took my order. By the way John I was right about Atalanta winning the Europa Cup. The food and wine was tasty and enjoyable and the atmosphere was great. A great end to the day, and I aim to go back solo or with friends

Quickly seated and great service. decore was interesting and the food was above average but not exceptional.

The attention and service of the place was very good and we had a pleasant dinner

The lasagna was some of the best I have ever had in a restaurant. The service was great. Would have been 5 stars, but they did charge extra for bread (€3.90 without oil and vinegar or €4.90 with) which was surprising, and the soft drinks were expensive (€4 for small bottle). But, I will be back.

The food was satisfying, but not prepared with any excitement or love. We had a salad niçoise and it was edible, but not tasty. We began cantaloupe wrapped in prosciutto. The melon was hard and not ripe. Still, though, it was a nice respite from a full day of touring.

We had lunch at Bon Gusto with colleagues today and we were all very happy. I ordered the spaghetti with clams and they were delicious. I would stay here again!

Very nice simple, home cooked dishes. Ample portions and a great range of specials. Every single dish looked great. The only drawback for me was the London prices, but you have to expect that as it is only half a mile from Buckingham Palace. Nice atmosphere and friendly, welcoming staff. Great tiramisu.

Nice food nice place many thanks for mis Marianna to service as .. I recommend to visit this Bon Gusto

Pleasant and efficient staff. I had the mussel Linguini which was amazing! Also spring salad which was very fresh. Food and service amazing all around.

Nothing to complain. Price is reasonable for London and the quality of the food.Food had a good flavour without too much salt and it felt health.

A rather small, therefore cramped restaurant within walking distance of Buckingham Palace. The prices are already high, but you wouldn't expect anything different given the location. We were absolutely satisfied with the taste of the food and also with the service. I only deduct one point for the narrowness of the restaurant when sitting.

Italian restaurant in the heart of Buckingham, they serve you very well, even in Spanish. The dishes were made at the same time and with unique flavors. The staff was very friendly, they have Italian beers

Delicious pizzas. The 4 cheese pizza is very good.

Went to this place two weeks ago visiting London. This is a good Italian place. The bread and olive oil were great. The minestrone was good, albeit a different broth than I thought, but still really good. The ragu was basically a bolognese, which was better than the majority of ones I have had. It was very tasty. The only knock I have on this place I have is that the place is incredibly cramped, and the tables are very close together. I know this likely can't be fixed, but it is something to consider if you come to dine here.

The food was not bad, but overpriced. I ordered a stake that had burned taste and a little burnt on the outside. The fries tasted like seafood. The staff was not really nice and because of that the atmosphere was neither good.

A very nice place for a semi casual/formal evening. The food was great. We had the lasagna, carbonara and tiramisu. I'd recommend all of it.

Very delicious, reminds me of Milan

We had a wonderful meal here! The manager was our server and she was so kind! The service was great! We enjoyed our meal outside, which was so nice as it was quite busy inside. If you’re going on a weekend, I recommend making a reservation. This was easily one of the best meals we had while in London!

Little too loud, but amazing food, I recommend the lasagna because it was amazing, but 20£ for just a lasagna…idk near Buckingham palace so great location!

Cosy Italian restaurant in the heart of Victoria/St. James’. Always amazing food, tastes very home made, with very friendly staff. Good wine choices too! Definitely would recommend for a usual dinner spot.

Good service, pizza was good, Seabass was average. Overall a nice experience.

Fast and friendly service, delicious food. Great atmosphere.

The pizza was steakhouse, very close to Big Bend

Speed: 2/5 (took about 40 minutes to get our food) Music: 1/5 (absolutely awful nightclub music) Taste: 3/5 (it was just average. Not terrible, but definitely not something I will remember a month from now. Just average.) Price: 2/5 (seems overpriced, all things considered)

Quite average food. Adequate although some things are hit and some a miss. Great vibe inside, but again, it's about the food, always What we had: Margherita Pizza = 7/10 Spaghetti Ragout Di Carne = 6/10 Strozzapreti Boscaiola = 2/10 Biggest disappointment was the Strozzapreti Boscaiola which was, of coarse, the most expensive and tasted like boiled food. Nice pizza, good chew but nothing mind blowin. Good Ragout but no secret sauce. Unfortunately I don't see myself coming back here again.

One of the best and still affordable Italian places near Victoria Station. Food was delicious, fresh and the ingredients of high quality. I had Linguine allo Scoglio with clams, mussels, calamari, lagostine, garlic, chilli and tomato. Oh my, this was simply a seafood heaven.

I went in to have a drink and the staff was very unfriendly and tried to push us to order food because it is a "restaurant". I don't know if that is their policy or not but I don't think that in a place in the city center of London you cannot have a drink without eating. Avoid the place.

The reviews seemed good but arrived on site, no sympathy, coldness from the staff. Almost no hello when arriving, no thank you.... Food far from excellent, totally simple nothing more. Quantity to be reviewed and prices far too high compared to what is on the plate. In short, never again

My wife and I went there a few months ago. I wasn’t hungry so I ordered a light meal. After 30-40 minutes the owner came to tell us he needed the table for people who just entered. We just had time to finish drinking our glasses and go to the bathroom, and during this whole time the staff kept looking at us as if they wanted to pressure us into leaving more quickly. Worst thing is that the couple sitting next to us were eating dessert when we got in and stayed longer to chat without ordering anything else. It would have been the “right” choice to ask them to leave instead of us. Despicable, won’t ever go back to this restaurant again. Food wasn’t even that good. Oh, did I forget to mention my wife was pregnant ?

Exquisite food, comfortable environment, friendly staff of Italian origin. A real Italian restaurant in the heart of London.

Amazing food , atmosphere, staff and Owner made us feel very welcome! the night was amazing a unforgettable night for me and family.Highly recommend this restaurant! Feels like the the Magic of Italy Come back for sure 😊 Thank you

The lamb chops are amazing! It's not fishy at all, the rosemary seasoning is very fragrant, it's very tender, you can just bite it with your teeth, and it's very juicy.

A delight ! All dishes are fresh and delicious, whether pasta, risotto or pizza. In addition, friendly service and very fair prices.

Italian food at its best ! Bruschetta were simply brilliant

We went for a quick pizza around 4.30pm. They gave us the worst table in the restaurant despite the entire place being empty. I requested them for any other table. But they kept us stuck against a metal race of the service station. They were rude and hostile. Disappointing.

Friendly fast service. Fresh pasta. Not large portions. Well taken care of. You taste the real Italy in the food.

Although it is somewhat expensive, it is worth it. Very good Italian food, the atmosphere is good. Reservations are recommended.

Nice Italian restaurant. I took food to go, it was done very quickly despite the busy kitchen. Tasty.

This used to be my dad and I is favorite Italian restaurant but unfortunately today we went in after seeing there’s reservations and was told there’s no places and they cancelled our booking in front of our faces. we went all the way to the restaurant just to have it cancelled because of an issue on their end. It was dealt with unprofessionally and with attitude. Sad to see what this place has come to.

Lovely tasty food with really friendly and efficient staff. Couldn't ask for anything more. Glad I managed to squeeze in.